Forgiving What You Can't Forget by Lysa TerKeurst
Week 12: Chapter 11 — "When Forgiveness Feels Like It's Getting Harder"
Read Chapter 11 and the Conclusion of Forgiving What You Can't Forget. Key Scripture: Galatians 6:9; Isaiah 43:18–19.
Previewing Week 12 of Forgiving What You Can't Forget
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The final chapter and conclusion of the book offer both a realistic warning — that forgiveness is rarely linear — and an abiding hope that the God who called us to it will sustain us through it.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Lysa is honest that there are seasons in the forgiveness journey when it actually feels harder than when you began — not easier. Have you experienced this? What happened, and what did it do to your confidence in the process?
2.She addresses the fear that if forgiveness is this hard, maybe it isn't working — maybe you haven't really forgiven at all. How does she distinguish between forgiveness *failing* and forgiveness *being tested*? Why is that distinction crucial for long-term endurance?
3.Galatians 6:9 says, "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." What does this promise say to someone who has been doing the work of forgiveness faithfully and still hasn't seen the harvest? What does "proper time" suggest about God's timetable vs. ours?